pool
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈpül 
1
a(1)
: a small and rather deep body of usually fresh water
(2)
: a quiet place in a stream
(3)
: a body of water forming above a dam
b
: something resembling a pool
a pool of light
2
: a small body of standing liquid
3
: a continuous area of porous sedimentary rock that yields petroleum or gas
4
: swimming pool
pool
2 of 4verb (1)
pooled; pooling; pools
intransitive verb
1
: to form a pool
2
of blood : to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)
pool
3 of 4noun (2)
1
a
: an aggregate stake to which each player of a game has contributed
b
: all the money bet by a number of persons on a particular event
2
a
: a game played on an English billiard table in which each of the players stakes a sum and the winner takes all
b
: any of various games of billiards played on an oblong table having 6 pockets with usually 15 object balls
3
: an aggregation of the interests or property of different persons made to further a joint undertaking by subjecting them to the same control and a common liability
4
: a readily available supply: such as
a
: the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands
b
: a body product (such as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use
c
: a group of people available for some purpose
a shrinking pool of applicants
typing pool
5
: gene pool
6
: a group of journalists from usually several news organizations using pooled resources (such as television equipment) to produce shared coverage especially of events to which access is restricted
pool
4 of 4verb (2)
pooled; pooling; pools
transitive verb
: to combine (things, such as resources) in a common pool or effort
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- billabong [Australian]
- mere [chiefly British]
- puddle
- stank [British dialect]
- well
Noun (2)
- force
- help
- labor force
- manpower
- personnel
- staff
- workforce
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English pōl; akin to Old High German pfuol pool
Noun (2)
French poule, literally, hen, from Old French, feminine of poul cock — more at pullet
First Known Use
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
Verb (1)
1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
1708, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb (2)
circa 1780, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing pool
Kids Definition
pool 1 of 3
noun
ˈpül
1
: a small deep body of usually fresh water
2
: something like a pool (as in shape or depth)
The lamp cast a pool of light.
3
: a small body of standing liquid : puddle
a pool of blood
4
: swimming pool
pool
2 of 3noun
1
: a game of billiards played on a table with six pockets
2
: a supply of people or things available for use
a pool of talent
pool
3 of 3verb
pooled; pooling
: to contribute to a common fund or effort
Medical Definition
pool 1 of 2
intransitive verb
ˈpül
of blood
: to accumulate or become static (as in the veins of a bodily part)
blood pooled in his legs
pool
2 of 2noun
: a readily available supply: as
a
: the whole quantity of a particular material present in the body and available for function or the satisfying of metabolic demands see gene pool, metabolic pool
b
: a body product (as blood) collected from many donors and stored for later use
Legal Definition
pool 1 of 2
noun
1
: an aggregation of the interests, obligations, or undertakings of several parties working together
an insurance pool
2
: a group of people available for some purpose see also jury pool
pool
2 of 2transitive verb
: to combine (as assets or votes) in a common form or effort
especially : to combine (interests) so as not to have a merger of companies considered a purchase for accounting purposes
pooling
verb
as in merging
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- merging
- combining
- connecting
- linking
- stacking
- uniting
- piling
- joining
- clustering
- balling
- bunching
- batching
- organizing
- heaping
- huddling
- grouping
- collating
- collecting
- accumulating
- arranging
- regrouping
- compiling
- lumping
- systematizing
- archiving
- amassing
- assembling
- concentrating
- congregating
- gathering
- banding
- herding
- corralling
- garnering
- re-collecting
- constellating
- hiving
- swarming
- scraping (up or together)
- rallying
- regathering
- packing
- flocking
- mustering
- rounding up
- pressing
- raising
- thronging
- brigading
- picking up
- bulking (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- separating
- dissolving
- sending
- disintegrating
- severing
- dismissing
- splitting (up)
- breaking up
- dispersing
- scattering
- disbanding
- dissipating
- dispelling
- in a different league
- in a different light
- in a dog's age
- in a flap
- in a flash
- in a fume
- in a good light
- in a heartbeat
- in a huff
- in a hurry
- in a lather
- in a league of one's own
- in a manner of speaking
- in a minute
- in a moment
- in a muddle
- in a New York minute
- in a nutshell
- in a pet
- in a pig's eye
- in a pinch
- in a position of authority
- in a quandary
- in a row
- in a sense